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Infection

Trapped for 18 Years from Scoliosis Surgery
20 Apr 2014

Trapped for 18 Years from Scoliosis Surgery

by David Hanscom | posted in: Stage 6, Stage 6: Step 4 | 0

I first met Georgia when she was 15 years-old. She had undergone a fusion for adolescent scoliosis at another hospital. Her post-op pain was much worse than usual and nine months after the surgery she was still experiencing severe pain. Normally, pain from a fusion such as hers is gone … Read More

back pain, complication, Infection, scoliosis, stress, surgery, trapped
“I Am Not Letting Yesterday Ruin Today”
30 Apr 2012

“I Am Not Letting Yesterday Ruin Today”

by David Hanscom | posted in: Stage 2: Step 4, Stories of Hope | 0

I had been working with Anne for a while and she had been experiencing chronic pain throughout her body for a many years. Her once productive life had fallen apart and she now depended on welfare for her sustenance. She had undergone a lumbar disc surgery a couple years earlier … Read More

engaging, Infection, Leg Pain, Ruptured Disk
My Low Back Surgery–and Infection
3 Jul 2010

My Low Back Surgery–and Infection

by David Hanscom | posted in: Stage 6, Stage 6: Step 2 | 0

I started my working life as a carpenter at age fourteen. I worked every summer and vacation doing residential construction. I did everything from heavy concrete slab work to finish interior work. The summer before medical school, I built a 5,000 square foot house for my parents. I was energetic, … Read More

Infection, low back surgery, ruptured disc

 

 

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